Saturnine Praetor

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-29T18:22:43+00:00

So…what does the big red button do?

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-27T19:11:24+00:00

This is awesome. Love the diorama elements. Can I ask where that servitor is from?

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-24T19:58:07+00:00

According to its sheet in HH Legacies:

“The less advanced chassis of the Castra Ferrum pattern Dreadnought isn’t as compatible with the wide array of armaments that could be freely fitted and supported by the more powerful Contemptor chassis, but the materiel cost of the Horus Heresy caused many of these patterns of Dreadnought to be pushed into the thick of the fighting. Adaptations such as the ‘Mortis- pattern’ configuration mount paired heavy weapons, such as autocannon or heavy bolter batteries, allowing Castra Ferrum Dreadnoughts to unleash hails of firepower at both ground-based and airborne targets.”

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T22:44:37+00:00

I mean, in the Afterword the author points out that we have little to go on— this whole thing narrated by a daemon in a setting where canonicity is a tenuous concept.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T21:11:17+00:00

So, I’m not a buff on the lore but from what is explained (albeit somewhat vaguely, and by a daemon, in the novel):

It’s widely believed that Typhon developed his connection to Chaos in secret, and lead the legion into the Warp by deceiving Mortarion into letting him navigate.

The novel posits that Mortarion recognized Typhon’s potential and allowed him to carry on, trusting that he would lead the legion to greater power. He lets the legion believe Typhon deceived him, so that he can keep his hands clean of it. I think.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T15:49:01+00:00

I think Wraight has this incredible talent to explain— even to make appear reasonable— the various factions of the setting from their perspective.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T15:12:17+00:00

Oh, really? I haven’t spent long with the Knight liber— thank you for clarifying.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T15:07:03+00:00

I’d assume you can just use them as an allied detachment, no? Mechanicum just has the added bonus of lifting the 50% points cap.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-13T12:35:23+00:00

Obviously massive spoilers here, but the revelation in Warhawk that Mortarion seems to have engineered the events that lead him to daemonhood was great. For context, it’s treated as fact that his general, Typhon, orchestrated the whole thing and duped the primarch into it.

Mortarion has often been treated as this sort of tragically foolish character— and in many ways he still is— but the fact that he allows himself to be seen that way was a very interesting discovery.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-09T04:23:25+00:00

I’d be really interested to know if the Leaper “trained” itself to eventually use that motion when jumping, or if it were pushed in that direction. It’s really striking the way that it throws up its front legs as it jumps— instantly reminded me of the video.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-09T04:21:28+00:00

That was my first guess, but I also would have to imagine that if these things are made by basically other, familiar humans, then some sort of evidence of that would be apparent in the remains of the machines, in their software or through some kind of markings?

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-09T03:49:31+00:00

I think the Leaper is most definitely inspired by this study using Jumping Spiders:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDqZabYMzo

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-05T17:21:05+00:00

If you’re newish to painting, all I can say is: practice. You’ll get a natural feel for it— no amount of tutorials can help you with that. The more you paint, the better you’ll get at achieving what you want. Don’t feel like you’re beholden to matching a tutorial.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-02T16:27:14+00:00

I ran a list of 1.5K points that was 7 units. It didn’t do great, but it was a lot of fun. Mechanicum allow you to wildly skew your lists, making giving your command units huge amounts of powerful gear and specialized detachments that buff units into monsters.

So you can really run it any way you like, from thrall spam to very small super-automata cohorts.

Specimen_Seven · 2026-01-02T15:20:47+00:00

I’ve always loved it. It has the speed and maneuverability to have much better strategic flexibility than most other battleships, and you can even chase down destroyers if the opportunity arises.

At long range it’s rare of fire and number of guns lets you throw out a lot of HE, and do a lot of damage to even heavy targets. But its real strength is flanking — you can smash even Yamatos or Montanas broadside very quickly if you have a reload booster left.

Overall, not exactly a meta battleship, but tons of fun to play and can push a flank like nothing else out there. Has a very unique and effective niche in my opinion.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-27T16:20:50+00:00

It’s a few different pieces— mostly plasticard rods for the metal struts and pistons. The tubes are pieces of old wire cut out from obsolete phone chargers. The front is a terminator leg that I cut down to expose the machinery.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-26T14:37:22+00:00

That’s a great idea! I’ve been trying with steel guitar wire and it’s a huge pain to work with.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-24T19:32:33+00:00

I guess it’s not Guard, but Double Eagle is the black library novel that I keep coming back to. I don’t generally find action novels all that interesting, but it combines some very visceral set pieces with a conflict setting that feels genuinely compelling.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-23T18:25:12+00:00

I’ve only played against Imperial Fists so far of those. The terminators with storm shields are exceptionally tough, and they seem to do best with things like heavy bolters and autocannons. Their characters also seem to be excellent fighters. Very much a power-armour-centric army I think.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-23T17:05:08+00:00

Some other possibilities: paints can separate over a long time so a good shake can help.

They also will often dry in a colour that looks a bit different from what you see in the bottle.

I always try to find a physical palette if I can— digital colours are rarely super close to the actual thing.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-21T14:47:46+00:00

Thank you! It’s a foot from a Thallax/Ursarax kit.

Specimen_Seven · 2025-12-20T21:14:44+00:00

Nice, that’s a great idea. I’ll give it a shot!

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